Monolith to left of entrance of main temple at Sam-ye. The inscription dates from the time of Ti-song De-tsen. Rests on a stone base in the form of a lotus. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'Sun and moon are represented in brass at the top. The monolith itself is about eleven feet high, and the total height about thirteen feet.' Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Samye; Tibet
Another view of the monolithic inscription pillar, showing its surroundings, and a man standing in front of it, Sam-ye. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography A more distant view of the pillar and part of the temple behind. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Two old monoliths at Tsang-trong with inscriptions. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Similare to print 195a, but taken from a more oblique angle. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Tibet; Tsang-trong
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking in a north-easterly direction across the Haven Kanaal towards the sea in the distance, with customs and port administration buildings on the right-hand side. In the centre foreground is the Pasar Ikan (Fish Market) building, with the Vierkanst...
[Palace of the Governor-General, Buitenzorg, now the Presidential Palace, Bogor.] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
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Inscription: Numbered '31' in pencil on mount. Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the gardens of the Governor-General's residence, built between 1750 and 1761 and subsequently enlarged several times.
[Hotel des Indes, Batavia (Jakarta)] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
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Inscription: Numbered '5' in pencil on mount. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking across the square towards the facade of the Hotel des Indes, with an unidentified circular domed building (possibly an icehouse?) on the left. Also reproduced in Scott Merrillees, 'Batavia in nine...